So I got waylaid by a fever/flu which is pretty foul business considering the condition of my throat at the moment. It started last week Friday when I was going to bed. I had a roller coaster of temperatures all weekend. Monday AM I placed a call to the cancer center and they wanted me to come in.

So yesterday I was feeling pretty poorly when I got to see the NPs, They took a sample of the sputum and gave me a bag for hydration. and asked me to come in the next two days.

I had been adding about 150ml of water to every one of my feedings, plus the additional 60ml syringe before and after. I still had no idea dehydrated I was. When I got home yesterday I urinated and it was pure brown... I guess the combo of fever, spitting up every thing was way more going out than going in.

I was having severe pains in the throat due to a vomiting session Monday morning, plus all the hacking and gagging. It was as raw as its ever been, even cold water was was too much too try to swallow. It was the first time I couldn't swallow anything yet and I was getting a but nervous. but as id this morning I can do ice water again. But I still am having sweats.

I have two more hydration days at the MO office, not sure how much its going to help but I'm going to do as they tell me to do.

I do feel like I turned a mini-corner towards recovery with being able to drink a straight glass of cool water, even had some heated broth the last night. So even feeling like crap I think things are improving.